Rosa Phase I power station

Rosa Phase I power station is a 600 megawatt coal-fired power station in Uttar Pradesh which is owned and operated by Reliance Power. The company is currently constructing the Rosa Phase II power station.

The company states that the station, which is located at Rosa village in Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh, was commissioned on March 12, 2010.

The company states that "the entire power generated will be sold" to Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL). The company states that construction of the project commenced in June 2007 and that the first unit was commissioned in December 2009.

The company states that "coal for the project would be supplied from the Ashoka Coal mines of Central Coalfields Limited (CCL) a subsidiary of Coal India Limited (CIL). The coal mines are located in Jharkhand and the coal will be transported by Railways over a distance of 870 kms." Water for the plant "is sourced from Garrah river located a kilometer from the project."

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